# US 11,309,369 B2 · Display apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,309,369 B2 - Document ID: US11309369B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/748,508 - Filed: 2020-01-21 - Published: 2020-10-01 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2019-03-28 - Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Display Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Injun Bae; Donghwi Kim; Chulho Kim; Woori Seo; Jin Jeon; Jinkoo Chung - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11309369B2 ## CPC - H10K 59/121: characterised by the geometry or disposition of pixel elements - G09G 3/3266: Details of drivers for scan electrodes - H10K 59/10: OLED displays - H10K 59/1213: {the pixel elements being TFTs} - H10K 59/126: Shielding, e.g. light-blocking means over the TFTs - H10K 59/40: OLEDs integrated with touch screens - G09G 3/3233: with pixel circuitry controlling the current through the light-emitting element - H10K 59/131: Interconnections, e.g. wiring lines or terminals - H10K 59/65: OLEDs integrated with inorganic image sensors - H10K: ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES - G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00) ## Abstract Provided is a display apparatus including a substrate having a display area including a main pixel, and a sensor area including a sub-pixel and a transmission portion, a plurality of first lines arranged in the sensor area, extending in a first direction, and bypassing the transmission portion, and a first electrode layer under the plurality of first lines, between the sub-pixel and the transmission portion, and at least partially overlapping a spacing region between the plurality of first lines. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display apparatus comprising: a substrate having a display area comprising a main pixel, and a sensor area comprising a sub-pixel and a transmission portion; a plurality of first lines arranged in the sensor area, extending in a first direction, and bypassing the transmission portion; and a first electrode layer under the plurality of first lines, between the sub-pixel and the transmission portion in a plan view such that there exists a space between the first electrode layer and the sub-pixel in the plan view, and at least partially overlapping a spacing region between the plurality of first lines. ### Claim 2 A display apparatus comprising: a substrate having a display area comprising a main pixel, and a sensor area comprising a sub-pixel and a transmission portion; a plurality of first lines arranged in the sensor area, extending in a first direction, and bypassing the transmission portion; and a first electrode layer under the plurality of first lines, between the sub-pixel and the transmission portion, and at least partially overlapping a spacing region between the plurality of first lines, wherein the plurality of first lines comprise a scan line connected to the sub-pixel, and wherein the first electrode layer is connected to the scan line through a contact hole. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a second electrode layer between the substrate and a sub-thin-film transistor of the sub-pixel, and corresponding to the sub-pixel. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The display apparatus of claim 3, further comprising a driving voltage line extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and configured to provide a driving voltage to the sub-pixel, wherein the second electrode layer is connected to the driving voltage line through a contact hole. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The display apparatus of claim 3, wherein the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer are spaced apart from each other and have an island shape. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sub-pixel comprises a sub-thin-film transistor comprising a semiconductor layer and a gate electrode, wherein some of the first lines are above a same layer as the gate electrode, and wherein the first electrode layer is under a layer in which the semiconductor layer is located. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a third electrode layer overlapping at least one of a plurality of main thin-film transistors in the main pixel, wherein the third electrode layer is on a same layer as the first electrode layer. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a second line extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and overlapping the transmission portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a second line extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and arranged to bypass the transmission portion; and a second electrode layer under the second line so as to overlap the second line, and at a same layer as the first electrode layer. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein a resolution of an image provided by the sensor area is less than a resolution of an image provided by the display area. ### Claim 11 A display apparatus comprising: a substrate having a display area comprising a main pixel, and a sensor area having a transmission portion and comprising a sub-pixel; a plurality of first lines arranged in the sensor area, extending in a first direction, and bypassing the transmission portion; a plurality of second lines arranged in the sensor area, and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction; and a first electrode layer under the plurality of first lines, and at least partially overlapping a spacing region between the plurality of first lines, wherein the first electrode layer is between the sub-pixel and the transmission portion in a plan view such that there exists a space between the first electrode layer and the sub-pixel in the plan view. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The display apparatus of claim 11, further comprising a component corresponding to the sensor area on a lower surface of the substrate. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The display apparatus of claim 11, wherein some of the plurality of second lines cross the transmission portion. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The display apparatus of claim 11, further comprising a second electrode layer on one side of the transmission portion, spaced apart from the first electrode layer, and at a same layer as the first electrode layer, wherein the plurality of second lines are arranged to bypass along an edge of the transmission portion, and wherein the second electrode layer overlaps the plurality of second lines. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The display apparatus of claim 11, further comprising a pixel group adjacent the transmission portion, and comprising a plurality of sub-pixels; and a second electrode layer overlapping an entirety of the pixel group. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The display apparatus of claim 15, wherein the first electrode layer is connected to a scan line for transmitting a scan signal to the sub-pixels, and wherein the second electrode layer is connected to a driving voltage line for transmitting a driving voltage to the sub-pixels. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The display apparatus of claim 15, wherein the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer are spaced apart from each other. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The display apparatus of claim 11, further comprising a third electrode layer overlapping a main thin-film transistor, and at a same layer as the first electrode layer, wherein the main pixel comprises a main thin-film transistor comprising a main semiconductor layer and a main gate electrode. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The display apparatus of claim 18, wherein the third electrode layer is connected to the main gate electrode. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The display apparatus of claim 11, further comprising: an opening area in the sensor area; a first component corresponding to the opening area on a lower surface of the substrate; and a second component corresponding to the sensor area on the lower surface of the substrate, wherein light transmittance of the opening area is greater than light transmittance of the sensor area, and wherein the sensor area comprises a sub-pixel to implement an image.